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Document overview
Implements the amendment attached to the Decree in Criminal Procedure Law 97/1999. This record identifies the amending instrument; the affected provisions must be read in the official annex.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Relevant to investigators, prosecutors, courts, defence counsel and criminal-proceeding participants when identifying the applicable procedural text.
Limitations and exclusions
This record intentionally does not paraphrase the annex without article-level verification and does not replace a consolidated version of Law 97/1999.
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Official source
Royal Decree 18/2024 · issued 25 March 2024 · Official Gazette 1539 · effective 1 April 2024 · Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs
September 13, 2026
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